Where does “giftig” come from?
giftig (Dutch) comes from Dutch gift, from Middle Dutch gift, from Old Dutch gift, from Proto-West Germanic *gifti, from Proto-Germanic giftiz, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
giftig (Dutch): poisonous, venomous, toxic
Definitions
- poisonous, venomous, toxic
Ancestry of “giftig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | gift | donation; something given voluntarily; poison;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gift | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gift | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |